Rail-support.



G. W. ROEMER.

RAIL SUPPORT.

v APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 7, 1911. r 1,037,540, Patented Sept. 3,1912.

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RAIL SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 7, 1911.

Patented Sept. 3, 1912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. ROEMER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO CHARLES PRIESTER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RAIL-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, 1912.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE W. ROEMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Supports, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in rail supports and more particularly to rail fasteners for securing rails to a metallic railway tie, the object of the invention being to provide a rail fastener which shall be simple of design and efiicient in operation.

My invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and clailned.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which,

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation showing a rail support and fastener embodying my invention, Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on line wm of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the device, Fig. A is a top plan view showing a modified form of yoke employed in the device, and Fig. 5 is an end elevation of said yoke.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the accompanying drawings comprises a cast-steel tie 1 and a rail 2 supported thereon. At each rail connection a downwardly extending projection 3 is cast in the tie 1 in order to receive the rail fastoning means to be presently described. A pair of recesses A are formed in the projection 3 for the reception of a pair of elongated substantially Z-shaped fasteners 5, the body portions of which are substantially vertically disposed, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1. The upper projecting ends 6 of the fasteners 5 engage over the edge 7 of the rail base and the lower projecting ends 8 thereof engage under the beveled edge 9 of a yoke 10, said lower projecting ends being turned to the body portions of said fasteners at an angle'less than 90 degrees in order to closely fit said beveled edges. A recess 11 is formed in the tie 1 for the receptionof the yoke 10 and the lower projecting ends 8 of the fasteners 5. A central aperture 12 is provided in the yoke 10 through which the locking bolt 13 is passed, as clearly illus trated in the several figures. In order to secure the locking bolt 13 in position in the tie 1 a T-head 14: is provided on the same, there being a recess or slot 15 extending downwardly from the recess 11 through which said head is passed prior to locking the same in position, which is illustrated in Fig. 2. After the head 14 has been passed through the slot 15 the same is turned 90 degrees in a recess 16 provided therefor. In this manner the bolt 13 is prevented from moving upwardly, and inorder to prevent the same from turning an inwardly project ing tooth 17 is provided in the recess 16 against which the head 14 abuts, as illustrated in Fig. 2. The disposition of the tooth 17 is such as to prevent turning of the bolt 13 when the nut 18 thereof is screwed into engagement with thetop face of the yoke 10.

The operation in assembling the parts is as follows: The head 1A of the locking bolt 13 is first inserted in the recess 15 and then passed downwardly into the recess 16, whereupon said head is turned 90 degrees. The fasteners 5 are then positioned as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, whereupon the yoke 10 is positioned as shown. In positioning the yoke 10 it is obviously necessary that the bolt 13 shall pass through the aperture 12 of said yoke. The operation is completed by screwing the nut 18 onto the bolt 13 in such a manner as to drawthe yoke 10 downwardly, thus effecting the locking of the several parts.

The device as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 is provided for railway curves, the standard tread of which is somewhat wider than the tread of a straight track. For the standard tread of a straight track a somewhat modified form of yoke 10 is employed, there be ing projections 19 on this yoke which serve to engage the fasteners 5 as illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 5. By providing either yoke 10 or 10 the tread of the track may be varied to suit the requirements. It will be noted by reference to Fig. 1 that the recess 4 for the reception of the fasteners 5 is of a sufiicient width to receive said -fasteners when the yoke 10 is employed.

A rail support and fastening means as hereinbefore described is'simple of construction and reliable and efficient in its operation.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred construction for carrying my invention into effect, the same is capable of variation or modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I therefore do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction set forth but desire to avail. myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a rail tie having a recess therein, of a pair of elongated fasteners, the upper ends of which engage over the rail base and the bodies thereof project downwardly into said recess; a yoke engaging said fasteners and adapted to draw them into said recess; and a bolt anchored in said recess below said yoke and engaging said yoke, substantially as described.

2. In a rail support, a substantially Z- shaped fastener the body of which is vertically disposed and the upper end thereof adapted to engage over the rail base, there being a recess in the rail tie for the reception of the lower end of said fastener, a removable yoke having a face arranged contiguous to said body and a lower edge adapted to engage over the lower end of said fastener, and a removable bolt for securing said yoke in position, substantially as described.

3. In a rail support, an elongated substantially Z-shaped fastener, one of the projecting ends of which is adapted to engage over the edge of the rail base, there being a recess in the rail tie for the reception of the other projecting end of said fastener, a yoke having a lateral faceengaging the central portion of said fastener for holding the same in engagement with the rail base, and a removable bolt for retaining said yoke in position, there being a beveled lower edge on said yoke for engaging the lower projecting end of said fastener, substantially as described.

4. In a rail support, a pair of elongated substantially Z-shaped fasteners the central portions of which are vertically disposed, the upper ends of said fasteners engaging over the edge of the rail base, there being a pair of recesses in the rail tie for the reception of said fasteners, a yoke adapted to engage over the lower projecting ends of said fasteners, and a removable bolt secured in the rail tie and adapted to lock said yoke in position, substantially as described.

5. In a rail support, a pair of elongated substantially Z-shaped fasteners the upper projecting ends of which are adapted to engage over the edge of the rail base and the Copies of this patent may be obtained for lower projecting ends to extend downwardly therefrom, there being a pair of recesses in the rail tie for the reception of said lower projecting ends, a yoke the ends of which are adapted to engage over said lower projecting ends of said fasteners, there being a recess formed in the tie for the reception of said yoke, the latter having a central aperture, a vertically disposed bolt removably secured in the tie and adapted to pass through said aperture of said yoke, and a bolt nut adapted to impinge against and draw said yoke downwardly, substantially as described.

6. In a rail support, a pair of elongated substantially Z-shaped fasteners the upper ends of which are adapted to engage over the edge of the rail base, the body portions of said fasteners being vertically disposed, there being a pair of recesses in the rail tie for the receptionof the body portions of said fasteners, a yoke having a central aperture, there being a recess formed in the tie for the reception of said yoke, the ends of which are adapted to engage over the lower projecting ends of said fasteners, and a removable bolt secured in the tie and passing through the aperture of said yoke for retaining the same in locking position, substantially as described.

7. In a rail support, a pair of elongated Z-shaped fasteners the body portions of which are vertically disposed, the upper projecting ends of said fasteners engaging over the edge of the rail base, there being a pair of recesses formed in the rail tie for the reception of said body portions and the lower projecting ends of said fasteners, the latter ends being turned at an angle less than 90 degrees to said fastener body portions, a yoke having a lower beveled edge for en gaging over said last named ends, there being a central aperture in said yoke, a bolt having a T-shaped head adapted to be removably secured in the rail tie, there being a transverse slot in said tie through which said head is passed and then turned 90 degrees for securing the same in position, said bolt passing through the aperture of said yoke, and a locking nut provided on said bolt for securing said yoke in locking position, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE W. ROEMER.

Witnesses:

HE EN F. LILLIS, JOSHUA R. H. Porrs.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

